Emory University President Praises Three-Fifths Compromise As Noble Honorable

Atlanta university president calls the deal which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person a classic compromise

In a shockingly horrible column,
the president of Emory University held up the “Three-Fifths Compromise”
— the deal between Northern and Southern states which counted slaves as
three-fifths of a person — as a shining example of political compromise
at its best. . .So under Wagner’s formulation, one of the basest and demeaning political
deals of American history, if not the basest, is an example of working
toward a “highest aspiration.” Counting slaves as three-fifths of a
person becomes an example of American politicians setting their sights
high!